Why Society Needs Astronomy and Cosmology 'One day, Sir, you may tax it': Faraday's prescient quip...
Rare and Endangered Languages: Language Documentation and Revitalisation Professor Peter Austin outlines a number of projects aimed at...
Ancient Reading in an Historical Context This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people...
The Meaning of Everything: The history of the Oxford English Dictionary The legendary Oxford English Dictionary today contains over 600,000 words...
Scientists Must Protect and Promote Human Rights: It is Principled and in their Interest National science academy members worldwide, concerned about dozens of unjustly...
Darwin, Evolution and God: The Present Debates This lecture sets the scientific and religious context for Darwin’s...
How to stay sane despite your teachers and parents Psychology is becoming increasingly popular as a course of study...
A Cosmic Perspective: Four Centuries of Expanding Horizons The 'curious and ingenious' men who met at Gresham College...
Comets - Visitors from the frozen edge of the Solar System Millions of dirty icebergs orbit around the Sun in a...